Choose ONE (1) of the essays from the pages on Industrial Revolution, -isms, Unification of Italy and Germany, and Imperialism and become the class expert on this essay/topic.
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2002B (#4): Between 1945 and 1970, virtually all European colonies achieved independence. Discuss the changes within Europe that contributed to this development.
2005B (#7): Analyze the factors responsible for decolonization since the Second World War.
Analyze how industrialization and imperialism contributed to the development of consumer culture in the period 1850–1914. (2011)
Analyze various factors that contributed to the process of decolonization in the period 1914 to 1975. (2012)
Terms:
24.2:The New Imperialism Terms:
Imperialism
“Scramble for Africa”
Livingston
Stanley
Darwin, social Darwinism
Rudyard Kipling, White Man’s Burden
Bismarck and the Berlin Conference
“Cape to Cairo” policy
Boer War
Colonizers:
Britain
France
Dutch
Spain
Portugal
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Belgium
Italy
Germany
US
Japan
Colonized:
India
China
Balkans
Central Asia
East Asia
Africa
South Pacific
Latin America
Middle East
Identify imperialism.
What was so “new” about the new imperialism?
What was the importance of Egypt in this new system? Who was interested in it?
Ultimately, who would gain control of Egypt?
What practices “planted the seeds for anti-colonial movements” that would emerge in the future?
What had the relationship between the Europeans and Africans been focused on? After the British seized control of the Egyptian government, generally speaking, how would the Euro-African relationship change?
Specifically, what regions in Africa were the British targeting? Why?
What regions did each of these countries take hold of in Africa: Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, France?
Identify the Berlin Conference (do not confuse w/ Berlin Congress)
What things “dramatically expanded and facilitated Western domination”? Give two specific examples that helped the Europeans come to dominate the Africans?
Who is Cecil Rhodes.
With this new imperialism, for what did Darwinism become a justification?
How did Europeans view Africans in comparison to the Chinese and Indians?
Describe the Indian National Congress. For what reasons would it emerge?
What regions were absorbed by Russia? France?
In what ways did Europeans believe that their expansion into Asia and Africa was a “civilizing mission”?
How did Japan “escape the new European imperialism”?
In what ways would the Japanese endorse/welcome Western-style modernization?
How was Japan able to become such a powerful force by 1894? What steps did the nation take to get there?
Imperialism was supposed to “stabilize great-power status”. In reality, what did it fuel?
Imperialism was supposed to bring in great wealth to the nations who were the colonizers. In reality, why did it cost them money?
Aside from taking advantage of the local resources unavailable in the colonizers’ own countries, what were the goals – unattainable or not – of imperialism?
What role did religion play in imperialism? View of the natives?
List the last great paradox of imperialism mentioned in the text.
Imperialism
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European History
FRQ assignment
due by Feb 27Choose ONE (1) of the essays from the pages on Industrial Revolution, -isms, Unification of Italy and Germany, and Imperialism and become the class expert on this essay/topic.
Terms:
24.2:The New ImperialismTerms:
Imperialism
“Scramble for Africa”
Livingston
Stanley
Darwin, social Darwinism
Rudyard Kipling, White Man’s Burden
Bismarck and the Berlin Conference
“Cape to Cairo” policy
Boer War
Colonizers:
Britain
France
Dutch
Spain
Portugal
Austria-Hungary
Russia
Belgium
Italy
Germany
US
Japan
Colonized:
India
China
Balkans
Central Asia
East Asia
Africa
South Pacific
Latin America
Middle East
- Identify imperialism.
- What was so “new” about the new imperialism?
- What was the importance of Egypt in this new system? Who was interested in it?
- Ultimately, who would gain control of Egypt?
- What practices “planted the seeds for anti-colonial movements” that would emerge in the future?
- What had the relationship between the Europeans and Africans been focused on? After the British seized control of the Egyptian government, generally speaking, how would the Euro-African relationship change?
- Specifically, what regions in Africa were the British targeting? Why?
- What regions did each of these countries take hold of in Africa: Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, France?
- Identify the Berlin Conference (do not confuse w/ Berlin Congress)
- What things “dramatically expanded and facilitated Western domination”? Give two specific examples that helped the Europeans come to dominate the Africans?
- Who is Cecil Rhodes.
- With this new imperialism, for what did Darwinism become a justification?
- How did Europeans view Africans in comparison to the Chinese and Indians?
- Describe the Indian National Congress. For what reasons would it emerge?
- What regions were absorbed by Russia? France?
- In what ways did Europeans believe that their expansion into Asia and Africa was a “civilizing mission”?
- How did Japan “escape the new European imperialism”?
- In what ways would the Japanese endorse/welcome Western-style modernization?
- How was Japan able to become such a powerful force by 1894? What steps did the nation take to get there?
- Imperialism was supposed to “stabilize great-power status”. In reality, what did it fuel?
- Imperialism was supposed to bring in great wealth to the nations who were the colonizers. In reality, why did it cost them money?
- Aside from taking advantage of the local resources unavailable in the colonizers’ own countries, what were the goals – unattainable or not – of imperialism?
- What role did religion play in imperialism? View of the natives?
List the last great paradox of imperialism mentioned in the text.